Lei Prefecture

Leizhou or Lei Prefecture was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China in Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong. It existed from 634 to 1329, but between 742 and 758 it was known as Haikang Commandery (also translated as Haikang Prefecture).[3]

Lei Prefecture (雷州)
Haikang Commandery (海康郡)

Population
  740s or 750s20,572[1]
  1070s or 1080sUnknown, 13,784 households[2]
History
  Preceded byDonghe Prefecture (東合州)
  Created634 (Tang dynasty)
  Abolished1278 (Yuan dynasty)
  Succeeded byLeizhou Pacification Commission (雷州安撫司)
Contained within
  Circuit
Lei Prefecture
Chinese
Haikang Commandery
Chinese

The modern county-level city Leizhou retains its name.

Counties

Lei Prefecture administered the following counties () through history:

  1. Haikang (海康), roughly modern Leizhou.[4]
  2. Suixi (遂溪), roughly modern Suixi County, Guangdong and Mazhang District, Zhanjiang. Suixi was created in 742 by merging two counties, Tiepa (鐵杷) and Shenchuan (椹川).[5]
  3. Xuwen (徐聞), roughly modern Xuwen County.[6]

References

  1. Xin Tang Shu, ch. 43.
  2. Song Shi, ch. 90.
  3. Shi, p. 2681.
  4. Shi, p. 2219.
  5. Shi, p. 2128, 2668, 2599.
  6. Shi, p. 2147.
  • Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
  • (in Chinese) Ouyang Xiu; et al., eds. (1060). Xin Tang Shu [New Book of Tang].
  • (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi [History of Song].


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